11 Tuesday Feb 2014
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Congratulations to the 10 lakh Bank Workers who have gone on a successful 48 hours strike 10-11 February 2014 on the demand of a satisfactory wage revision!
The strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions, which includes all the major bank Unions, was complete in the Public Sector banks.
The demands of the UFBU are fully justified. Our full support and solidarity to the Bank Employees!
01 Saturday Feb 2014
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The CITU Secretariat held on 31 January-1 February has decided to organise ‘A Week Long Intensive Campaign’ from 15th to 21st February to converge in State-wide Demonstration/Mobilisation/Agitation on 20th or 21st February 2014.
The main demands are:
a) End to mass-scale contractorisation of permanent work and regularisation of contract workers
b) Same wage and service conditions for contract workers in all establishments.
BSNLCCWF expresses its full support to the struggle of the contract workers! BSNLCCWF is also organising Demonstration on 26th February on the issues of the Casual and Contract workers in all sSSAs(Districts).
29 Wednesday Jan 2014
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They are marching to Delhi. The families of those workers who are in jail for the last more than one year in connection with the strike and certain incidents in the Maruti Suzuki plant at Gurgaon-Manasar
plants are marching to Delhi to conduct dharna at Jantar Mantar demanding release of the workers and end to victimisation. The Haryana Government has been taking anti-worker stance at each and every stage.The Maruti-Suzuki Workers Union was not granted recognition, workers were victimised and assaulted and also jailed.
The jatha of the family members were given warm reception at Rohtak, Jind etc. on its way to Delhi by many workers’ unions.
There has been several protests against the anti-worker actions and decisions of the Haryana Congress Government in the past also.
29 Wednesday Jan 2014
The contract workers in the Delhi Transport is on strike demanding regularisation. The workers include drivers, conductors and other workers on contract.
They are demanding that the promise given by the AAP be implemented without any further delay. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s discussion with them did not reach any agreement and the strike is continuing.
25 Saturday Jan 2014
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It is reported that the government has decided to increase the minimum pension to Rs.1,000 for the pensioners under Employees Pension Scheme.This was a demand of the Central Trade Unions. At present many are getting pension less than Rs.500; even some are getting Rs.10 or Rs.20 per month.
It is also reported that the government had decided to increase the eligibility wage ceiling under EPF scheme from Rs. 6,500 to Rs. 15,000/-
We welcome the above decisions which have been the longstanding demands of the trade unions on which many struggles have been organised by the CTUs.
25 Saturday Jan 2014
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The Central Government employees are on warpath. The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, the umbrella organisation of the CG Employees has given notice to the government about strike on 12-13 February 2014.
The demands include acceptance of terms of reference suggested by Confederation, regularisation and revision of wages of casual and contract workers, removal of restrictions on compassionate ground appointments, Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks ( formerly called EDAs), Five Promotions to all etc.
We completely support the strike and convey our solidarity!
23 Thursday Jan 2014
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The more than 20 lakh contract workers in the Haryana state are on struggle path to get the state minimum wage increased. The minimum wage in Haryana is one of the lowest in the Northern states. While Delhi is having a minimum wage of Rs. 8,085, Gujarat Rs. 6.637, Punjab Rs. 6,240, and Maharashtra Rs. 5,800, the minimum wage in Haryana is only Rs. 5,342.(Of course, even these minimum wages are not being paid in many sectors through various dubious means).
The Minimum wages are to be refixed after every five years, but this has not been done in Haryana. Haryana Government has a record of anti-worker profile, which could be understood from the fact that how brutally it dealt with the strike in Maruti Suzuki in 2012. More than 100 workers are still jail on fabricated charges. The workers have gone on strike for equal pay for equal work and regularisation of contract workers. The managements in the Gurgaon-Mansoor area which are mainly auto sectors, with the factories of Suzuki and Hero Honda and other ancillary factories are notorious for their attack on the workers.
A meeting of the trade unions in the area have met and is planning to start serious agitation for improving the minimum wages. We support the fully justified struggle.
22 Wednesday Jan 2014
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New Delhi, January 22: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions congratulates the state government employees of Haryana for their historic and massive three days’ strike, which commenced on 21st January 2014. The Haryana Road Transport workers started the strike on 20th January opposing privatisation of the public transport and demanding filling up of vacant posts. Through this joint strike the state government employees have not only raised the demands of the different segments of state government employees but also of the common people and the youth.
CITU strongly condemns the lathi charge and the arrest of thousands of the striking employees and warns the Haryana state government the struggle of the workers and employees on their genuine demands cannot be suppressed through such high handed and repressive measures.
CITU expresses its solidarity to the demands and the struggle of the state government employees of Haryana and demands the state government to immediately discuss with the organisations of the state government employees and resolve their demands amicably.
14 Tuesday Jan 2014
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On the eve of the All India Strike call given by the United Forum of Banks Unions (UFBU), the Indian Banks Association (IBA) will meet the union representatives and start discussions. The call is given for strike on 20th January 2014.
The decision to have the discussions prior to the strike was agreed by both the parties in the meeting called by the CLC yesterday, 13th January. The main issue is about the % of fitment in the Five year Wage Agreement to be effective from 01-01-2012.
13 Monday Jan 2014
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The Board of Trustees of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) which met today, 13th January has decided to give 8.75% interest to the account holders. Last year it was 8.5%. The Central Trade unions have been continuously demanding that it should be raised to 9.5% as earlier. 5 crore workers will benefit by this decision. The Finance ministry has to approve the decision of the Central Board of trustees, before the amount could be put in the accounts of the workers.
The EPFO is estimated to have an income of Rs 20,796.96 crore in the current financial year. Payment of interest at the rate of 8.5 per cent to subscribers would have required Rs 20,740 crore and left a surplus of Rs 56.96 crore, according to earlier projections. Now there may not be any extra balance.
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